![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, the Duke of Vysnia gives the silver Staryk jewelry to his daughter, Irina, who has little beauty and even less agency. ![]() After she refuses and her father accidentally dies in the ensuing fight, Wanda and her brothers split up and flee their home. Wanda’s father tries to sell her into marriage. After three tests, the Staryk claims Miryem as his wife and takes her to his kingdom, where she obtains the magic to transmute silver to gold. She cleverly casts the silver into jewelry, which she sells to the Duke of Vysnia for gold coins. The Staryk king tests Miryem’s ability by giving her silver. This pride, however, comes with unexpected consequences when the king of the Staryk-a fairy race of ice-takes an interest in her bold claim that she can turn silver into gold. Though the townspeople hate Miryem because of her work, she takes pride in doing it well. ![]() Wanda enjoys the work, as it keeps her from her abusive father. She takes Wanda, the daughter of a local farmer, on as a servant. This strength of will not only helps her nurse her ill mother through the harsh winter but also guides her to a prosperous career as the town moneylender. Though she is young and slight, she is also determined. With her mother ill and her father incapable of collecting on the debts owed to him, Miryem decides that enough is enough. The teenage Miryem finds herself in a do-or-die moment right from the start. ![]()
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